11Synonyms found for balanced

Word Origin & History

balance late 13c., "apparatus for weighing," from O.Fr. balance (12c.) "balance, scales for weighing," also in the figurative sense; from M.L. bilancia, from L.L. bilanx (acc. bilancem), from L. (libra) bilanx "(scale) having two pans," possibly from L. bis "twice" + lanx "dish, plate, scale of a balance." The accounting sense is from 1580s; the meaning "general harmony between parts" is from 1732; sense of "physical equipoise" is from 1660s. The verb is attested from 1570s. Balance of power in the geopolitical sense is from 1701; balanced meal, diet, etc. is from 1908.

Example Sentences for balanced

Two sets of windows add balanced daylight, and thoughtfully placed downlights accent the room at night.

Dig in several inches of compost and a balanced organic fertilizer.

The insert effectively re-creates the balanced heat of a hearth oven.

On the table, in effect, is a balanced budget amendment with a spending cap.